Transcript Powerpoint Presentation: Blood

BLOOD
© 2008 Paul Billiet ODWS
Blood functions
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Transport (nutrients, gases, hormones,
antibodies, urea, heat)
Communication (hormones)
Homeostasis (hormones, negative feedback)
Immune system (leucocytes & antibodies)
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Compostion
Blood
Plasma
(Liquid part)
Proteins &
dissolved solutes
Cells
Erythrocytes
(red blood cells)
Platelets
Leucocytes
(white blood cells)
7500 mm-3
O2 transport
5 million mm-3
2.5 million mm-3
Blood clotting
Phagocytes
Lymphocytes 25 %
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Blood cell differentiation
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Blood cells
Sickle cell anemia
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American Society for Clinical Pathology